Aksay

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For the village in Kyrgyzstan, see Aksay, Issyk Kul.

Coordinates: 47°15′38″N 39°52′14″E / 47.2606, 39.8706

Coat of arms of Aksay
Coat of arms of Aksay

Aksay (Russian: Аксай) is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Don River, 18 km north-east of Rostov-on-Don. Population: 38,012 (2002 Census);[1] 33,389 (1989 Census).[2]

It was founded in the second half of the 16th century as a Cossack settlement. Until the 18th century, it was known as Ust-Aksayaskaya (Усть-Акса́йская), Nizhniye Razdory (Ни́жние Раздо́ры), Kobyakovsky (Кобяковский), Atamansky (Атама́нский), and Nizhny (Ни́жний). From 1791, it is known as the stanitsa of Aksayskaya (Акса́йская). In 1957, it was granted town status and renamed Aksay.

Aksay serves as an industrial satellite of Rostov-on-Don.

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  1. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000) (Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
  2. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.) (Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics (1989). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.

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Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast
Administrative center: Rostov-on-Don
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